{New Shop Listings}

I just wanted to drop in real quick to let everyone know that i've added a bunch of new things to the Sweet Pickins Shop, lots of fun stuff!! Im sorry for the lack of posts lately!  Things are crazy busy and i just havent been able to sit…

{Before & After} – Fun Yellow Dresser!

I was going through some old pics today and came across this dresser that i painted a while back.  I cant believe that i havent posted it yet, it was such a fun dresser!  I was originally going to paint it a bright white, but my cute friend…

{Before & After} – Antique Desk & where i’ve been!!

I cant believe its been 3 weeks since i last posted!!  Where has time gone?!  I was trying to be better about posting/blogging this year, but sometimes life just gets in the way! I have been super busy in the shop.  I just finished up a…

{Before & After} – refinished antique vanity

This was one of those pieces that makes you super excited to get done because you know it will be awesome!!  But, it had some issues that werent too fun to fix - but it turned out great :) Before... As you can see on the one side, the wooden…

{Before & After} – sewing/craft cabinet

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I got this unique cabinet a while back and finished it a couple months ago for a client that loves to sew and needed a new cabinet.  She decided on a fun green color and i love the way it turned out!!  I really like the chunky white hardware…

{Sweet Pickins Shop} – NEW LISTINGS!!

We just got back into town and im trying to get caught up with everything, but i wanted to drop in and let you know that i have just listed lots of new items in the Sweet Pickins Shop!!  I am finally getting to the end of my furniture stash…

{Before & After} – pair of chairs

I finished up these matching set of chairs a while back.  While i was looking for some other pics, i found these and remembered how cute they were! They started off with a darker stained finish and some lovely dragonfly fabric - which im sure…

{Before & After} – small dresser

I got this cute little dresser about a year and a half ago from goodwill and just kept pushing it to the side because of its broken leg.  My plan was to buy 2 matching legs, but reattaching them would be tricky.  So the other day, i had to…

{Sweet Pickins Shop} – sofa table for sale!

I just listed a cute little chunky sofa table in the Sweet Pickins Shop - go here for more info/pics.  Item is available for shipping, so if you would like a quote please email me, please note that legs cant be removed so shipping price would…

{Google Friend Connect Going Away} – MUST READ!

Has everyone heard the news?  Google Friend Connect will no longer be available for non Blogger blogs as of 3/1/12?   With my new design, i switched over to Wordpress.  So this means if you dont resubscribe to my blog in some other way,…

{New Blog Name & New Design!}

Hey everyone!  I just wanted to drop in real quick and let you know that you are in the right place!  I decided to merge both my blogs together and just have one - it will really make things so much easier on me!  I decided to go with Sweet…

{Before & After}–Refinished Piano

This was one of the most intimidating projects I have taken on.  I never had a piano, never really “inspected” one and didn’t really have a clue as to what was goin on inside of one.  Until now – now I'm good to go on some…

{Before & After} – dresser turned TV console

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For those of you that didn’t catch my guest post the other day @ I am Momma Hear Me Roar, I wanted to post it here too.  Thanks again Cheri for asking me to guest post – she was off to NYC to be on the Martha Show! …

{Guest Posting} @ I Am Momma Hear Me Roar Today!!

Today I am guest posting over @ I am Momma Hear Me Roar!  Go check out and see how I turned this dated dresser into a TV console – it looks awesome!!

{2012} – In Review

Ya, so I know 2012 has barely began, but im going to do a post about a few of the main house projects I WANT TO DO in 2012, instead of going over the ones I did in 2011, im a rebel like that These wont be in any particular order – I just…

{Kitchen Island Re-Do}–before & after

My kitchen island is a project that I have wanted to get done for a while and I can finally cross that off my to-do list. My island before was pretty basic, although it did have beadboard wrapped around it.  But it was nothin special, just…

{Happy Accident} – Before & After

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I cant believe I didn’t get a before pic of this table, it was falling apart and almost had to be trashed.  But it was old and chippy, just how I like’m.  I was painting another table white, so I thought I would paint this one at the…